DRAFT DIVE PART 10, OFFENSIVE TACKLE

DRAFT DIVE PART 10, OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Greg Creese

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With the draft series winding down and one piece left after this one, the evaluations and prospect rankings are much closer to a finished product than where we started just a few weeks ago. The draft process is not static. One would guess that if the process continued another month, the board would be different again then.

Offensive tackle is both a vital position in every draft and particularly one would suppose with former Packers front office and current Miami Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan.

To cut to the chase — Green Bay barely bothers with drafting interior linemen.

The Packers have drafted 13 college guards in the last 20 years (basically, Sullivan’s tenure) and none in the first round. Of those 13, 10 were taken on day three of the draft.

The end result is an offensive front that averaged 6-5, collectively moves well, and was trait heavy in 2025.

Below is part 10-of-11 in our series breaking down and ranking potential Dolphins draftees by position.

DOLPHINS OFFENSIVE TACKLE PROSPECTS

Unfortunately, offensive tackle is a position without defined can’t-miss prospects in 2026.

Two of the premier names for much of the process — Utah’s Spencer Fano and Miami’s Francis Mauigoa — project as higher-end guards, and ACR put them in that position group.

There is not a tackle who remains in the class without a question mark whether it be experience, length, athleticism and/or game film. Shoot, there’s one tackle who people aren’t sure his actual age, including him.

Regardless, if Miami selects a lineman this year — tackle, guard or center — the odds are decent it’s a prospect listed below.

(⭐denotes personal favorite prospect respective of projected draft range; DNM means “Do Not Want”)

OT Morgan Freeling, Georgia

⭐OT/G Max Iheanachor, Arizona State

6-6, 330 with 33 7/8-inch arms; despite arm length, lacks an effective punch and let’s pass rushers get into his frame; looks green, which makes sense – he didn’t start playing football until he was 19; family is from Nigeria and he grew up playing soccer and basketball+++; takes poor angles in inside run, finding defenders wrong half; sometimes looks like he’s blocking without a plan; isn’t lazy and gets after it when he locks in on somebody; good feet, good mirroring skills; no shortage of NFL traits but I bet it takes him 2-3 years; could be upper-echelon starter if he cleans up technique and really just gets more natural and comfortable in the game; is going to take time but could end up being real good; 4.91 40-yard dash (1.73), 9-7 broad, 30½-inch vertical all show elite athleticism at 330 pounds; think he’s going to be a baller in time; there is a question about his actual age that may concern Dolphins; this could be MIA pick if he’s at 30 and they will move him to guard at first (R1) ⬤

OT/G Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

OT Caleb Lomu, Utah

Left tackle opposite Fano for the Utes; 6-6, 304 with good feet; actively offsets defenders first move with a good punch; overall strength is his movement and he’s a safe bet as a pass protector in zone scheme; run game efforts are based on getting positioning and good angles; has earned a finesse label; think he’s more tackle than his teammate, but not as good overall; is not what I would call a ‘finisher’; is only 21 but you can’t usually coach “dawg” into a guy and that’s a concern; did not run but explosion numbers were elite (39-inch vertical); 33 3/8-inch arms (R2)

OT Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M

OT Riley Mahlman, Wisconsin

OT/G Kage Casey, Boise State

Posted 40+ career starts at left tackle for Boise; 6-5, 309; could be an average NFL tackle but potentially a big-time guard; isn’t super athletic, but does well getting out in front of a ball carrier; can get his hands outside at times but overall uses his arms effectively; hands are 10 ¼-inch vice grips, which is why I like him inside; locks on a guy and drives him downfield in run game; good accuracy with his strike; tackle experience gives him the floor as a pass protector and his zone blocking skills are already real good; arms are just under 33″ (R5)

OT/G Fa’alili Fa’amoe, Wake Forest

Good size, 6-5, 311, 33 7/8-inch arms; massive 10 5/8-inch hands; real strong punch with his hands and more athletic than I anticipated; technique can get real sloppy; see him even get turned around 360 on a rep; definitely has some power in his hands and gets nasty at times; no way in hell I’m playing him at tackle; possible late round guard target though (R6-R7)

NOTABLE OFFENSIVE TACKLE DNWs

OT Blake Miller, Clemson (R2/DNW)

OT Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern (R3/DNW)

OT Austin Barber, Florida (R4/DNW)

OT Isaiah World, Oregon (R4/DNW)

OT Trey Zuhn III, TAMU (R5/DNW)

OT Aamil Wagner, Notre Dame: second-longest arms among all tackles at 34 1/2 inches; 6-6, 306 with big hands too; plays noticeably too high and has heavy feet; played right tackle and ND gave him a lot of help; does not look good at all outside; fits MIA guard measurement traits but not movement traits (D3/DNW)

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Greg Creese